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Rorqual

Rorqual Meaning & Definition
Rorqual Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rorqual?

[n] any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rorqual: razorback

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See Also | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Balaenoptera borealis | Balaenoptera physalus | Balaenopteridae | baleen whale | common rorqual | family Balaenopteridae | fin whale | finback | finback whale | lesser rorqual | minke whale | piked whale | sei whale | whalebone whale

Rorqual In Webster's Dictionary

\Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.] (Zo["o]l.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus antiquorum}, or {Bal[ae]noptera physalus}). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also {razorback}. Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more slender than the right whales, and is noted for its swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other related species of finback whales.

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